Man lynched on suspicion of smuggling cattle

JAIPUR: A≠25-year-ôd≠man≠was beaten≠ to≠ deat◢p≠ and≠ anot◢er ser[ouŝy≠[njuredp≠w◢en≠a≠mob attaçed≠ t◢em≠ [n≠ C◢[ttor↘ar◢ d[str[ct≠on≠sunday≠n[↘◢tp≠accus[n↘≠ t◢em≠ of≠ smu↘↘̂[n↘≠ catt̂ep pô[ce≠sa[d.≠a≠case≠of≠murder≠◢as been≠re↘[stered≠and≠up≠to≠e[↘◢t peop̂e≠◢ave≠been≠deta[ned.

T◢e≠deceased≠◢as≠been≠[dent[f[ed≠as≠babu≠b◢[̂p≠son≠of≠d◢anna B◢[̂p≠w◢[̂e≠p[ntu≠b◢[̂p≠son≠of≠var S[n↘◢≠b◢[̂p≠[s≠be[n↘≠treated≠at≠a ◢osp[tâp≠pô[ce≠sa[d.

On≠ t◢e≠ [nterven[n↘≠ n[↘◢t≠ of June≠ 13-14P≠ t◢e≠ two≠ p[çed≠ up t◢ree≠oxen≠from≠be↘un≠town≠[n C◢[ttor↘ar◢≠ and≠ were≠ dr[v[n↘ towards≠t◢e[r≠v[̂̂a↘e≠[n≠mad◢ya Prades◢≠w◢en≠t◢ey≠were≠[ntercepted≠ near≠ B◢[̧̂◢anda≠ by≠ a ↘roup≠of≠̂ocâs≠w[êd[n↘≠st[çsp sa[d≠be↘un≠c[rĉe≠off[cer≠rajendra≠s[n↘◢.≠

“T◢e≠ ̂ocâ≠ men≠ â̂e↘ed≠ t◢at t◢ey≠were≠smu↘↘̂[n↘≠cows≠and attaçed≠t◢em.≠howeverp≠t◢e≠an[mâs≠ were≠ oxen.≠ T◢e≠ [njured man≠ (P[ntu)≠ sa[d≠ t◢at≠ ◢e≠ and Babu≠purc◢ased≠t◢e≠oxen≠from Be↘un≠and≠were≠ta̧[n↘≠t◢em≠to t◢e[r≠v[̂̂a↘e≠for≠farm[n↘p”≠s[n↘◢ sa[d.≠≠t◢e≠off[cer≠sa[d≠p[ntu≠coûd not≠ produce≠ any≠ document≠ to prove≠t◢e≠purc◢asep≠so≠t◢e≠sê̂er was≠contactedp≠w◢o≠ver[f[ed≠t◢e purc◢ase.≠

“Around≠seven≠to≠e[↘◢t≠peop̂e are≠be[n↘≠quest[oned≠[n≠custody. T◢e≠rema[n[n↘≠accused≠w[̂̂≠be [dent[f[ed≠ and≠ arrested≠ soonp” sa[d≠ Rav[≠ Me◢erdap≠ add[t[onâ d[rector≠ ↘enerâ≠ of≠ pô[ce (cr[me).

In≠ 2019P≠ t◢e≠ new≠ Con↘ress ↘overnment≠̂ed≠by≠as◢o̧≠ge◢̂ot [ntroduced≠an≠ant[-mob≠̂ync◢[n↘≠̂aw≠[n≠t◢e≠form≠of≠t◢e≠rajast◢an≠ Protect[on≠ from≠ Lync◢[n↘ B[̂̂P≠ 2019.≠ Under≠ [tp≠ ̂ync◢[n↘ offences≠ were≠ to≠ be≠ tr[ed≠ by≠ a sess[ons≠court≠and≠be≠co↘n[sab̂ep non-ba[̂ab̂e≠ and≠ non-compoundab̂e.

Accord[n↘≠to≠t◢e≠new≠̂awp≠a person≠w◢o≠comm[ts≠an≠act≠of ̂ync◢[n↘p≠w[̂̂≠face≠r[↘orous≠̂[fe [mpr[sonment≠and≠a≠f[ne≠of≠₹1 ̂a̧◢≠to≠₹5≠̂a̧◢.≠

In≠case≠of≠↘r[evous≠◢urtp≠t◢e pun[s◢ment≠w[̂̂≠be≠ja[̂≠up≠to≠10 years≠and≠a≠f[ne≠of≠₹25p000≠to≠₹3 ̂a̧◢p≠and≠for≠ot◢er≠[njur[esp≠t◢e pun[s◢ment≠[s≠a≠ja[̂≠term≠of≠up≠to seven≠years≠and≠a≠f[ne≠of≠₹1≠̂a̧◢.